Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The dilation of the pelvis and calyces of one or both kidneys because of the accumulation of urine resulting from obstruction of urine outflow.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, a condition produced by obstruction of the outflow of the urine through the ureter, so that the ureter and the renal pelvis become greatly distended.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney, occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages.
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- noun pathology
distension of thekidneys due toobstruction in the flow ofurine
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
Etymologies
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Examples
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He has a condition called hydronephrosis which is totally treatable and not bad, but it does cause an increse in getting UTI's.
Archive 2007-02-01 Loukia 2007
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“My older son was born with hydronephrosis, which is a kinked ureter,” so his kidney is only partially functioning.
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“My older son was born with hydronephrosis, which is a kinked ureter,” so his kidney is only partially functioning.
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Mason was born with a condition called "hydronephrosis," which is a fancy way of saying one of his kidneys doesn't drain properly.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2008
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He has hydronephrosis in one kidney, which we actually discovered in an ultrasound before he was born.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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Initial ultrasound evaluation at 20 weeks gestation revealed a male fetus with a significantly enlarged bladder, severely decreased amniotic fluid volume (oligohydramnios) and bilateral hydronephrosis.
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Morin L, Cendron M, Crombleholme TM, Garmel SH, Klauber G, D'Alton ME: Minimal hydronephrosis in the fetus: clinical significance and implications for management.
Obstructive Uropathy, Fetal Intervention for Obstructive Uropathy 2010
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Adzick NS, Harrison MR: Fetal surgery for congenital hydronephrosis.
Obstructive Uropathy, Fetal Intervention for Obstructive Uropathy 2010
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We would be looking for hydrocephalus, an endocardial cushion defect or abdominal wall defect, nuchal fold thickening, a short or absent nasal bone, hydronephrosis, echogenic bowel, shortened humeri or femurs—all markers used in the ultrasound diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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I think the reason I am much more relaxed this time around is because we didn't have the worry of health issues like we did with Christos - with his hydronephrosis.
Archive 2009-01-01 Loukia 2009
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